Pygmies

http://exhibits.slpl.lib.mo.us/lpe/data/LPE240025407.asp?thread=240029402

-Samuel Phillips Verner brought eight men from the Congo to the fair
-most referred to them as pygmies, although the africans came from many different ethnic groups
-fair officials required the native peoples to remain in their native dress
-when temperatures dropped in the fall, many stayed in their huts out of view
-many visitors tried to get them to come out by throwing stones at the huts
-the Africans responded by grabbing their spears and rushing their visitors